Toronto area Anti-Drone tour

The Anti-Drone War tour came to Toronto November 29-30 to raise awareness about a state-sponsored crime against humanity – America's use of unmanned bomber aircraft to conduct wars of intervention in Pakistan, Afganistan, the Middle East and Africa. Over a hundred people attended meetings that included…

Origins of Zionism, and Why Israel is a Major Obstacle to Social Justice

by Barry Weisleder Why does the Left pick on Israel? Why do socialists target Israel for so much criticism given the abundance of reactionary and undemocratic regimes in the Middle East and around the world? Isn't Israel a reliable barrier…

The International Socialists and the Labour Movement A Study in Opportunism

Barry Weisleder by Barry Weisleder If you disdain debates on the left, if you abhor pointed polemics, please don't read this article. If you think arguments between leftists are more crippling than clarifying, just stop right now.O.K. Now this article…

Cheerleading for Social Democracy — a critique of Fightback (IMT)

Barry Weisleder This article is a response to misrepresentations by Fightback leaders, in the Fightback magazine and on the Toronto Young New Democrats Facebook page, committed against the NDP Socialist Caucus and members of Socialist Action. In the history of…

Greece is the Future of Europe – A Report on the June 17 Election and the Resistance to Severe Capitalist Austerity

by Barry Weisleder Greece has perhaps the most politicized population in Europe. 11 million people. Half of them live in Athens/Piraeus. Greece is 80% mountains, 20% agricultural. It won its independence in 1830 after 400 years of occupation by the…